Unit4SavethetreesUnit4SavethetreesMorepracticeMorepracticeUnitUnit44Biology(生物)question:oxygencarbondioxidelungGeography(地理)question:WhatdoyouknowabouttheAmaWhatdoyouknowabouttheAmazonrainforest?zonrainforest?TheAmazonrainforest(亚马逊雨林)AirTreesAnimals1WhereistheAmazonrainforest?AEuropeBAfricaCAmerica2Howmanycountriesdoesitspreadacross?A7B9C113WhyistheAmazonrainforestveryimportant?Becauseof_____.AfoodBwaterCanimals4Whatdoes“deforestation”mean?AcuttingdowntreesBkillinganimalsCpollutingtheairNewwordsandphrases:1.America2.square3.spread4.Amazon5.insect6.destroy7.deforestation8.lose10.asaresult12.decrease1.美洲2.平方3.使分散;使分布4.亚马逊5.昆虫6.摧毁;毁灭;破坏7.毁林;砍伐森林8.失去10.结果12.减少;减小;降低Nowreadthearticle:1findouthowmanyparts(部分)arethereinthepassage?2Whatdoweknowfromeachpart?3Trytofindoutsomeimportantlanguagepoints.Gotogether!TheAmazonrainforestisveryimportantbecauseitishometothousandsofanimals,birdsandinsects.However,peoplearedestroyingtheareabycuttingdownmanyofthetrees.Thisiscalled“deforestation”.Manylivingthingslosetheirhomesbecauseofdeforestation.Asaresult,thenumberofkindsofanimals,birds,insectsandtreesintheworldisdecreasing.TheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmericaisthelargestrainforestintheworld.ItcoversfiveandahalfmillionsquarekilometersoftheAmazonBasinandspreadsacrossninecountries.WemustdoourbesttoprotecttheAmazonrainforest.AGame:Hestandsbestwhostandslast.谁站到最后,谁“战”得最好Standupagain(复活):Question:Whatcanwedotoprotectthetrees/forest?BWhatelsedoyouknowabouttheAmazonrainforest?Ingroups,dosomeresearchandsharewithyourclassmateafterclass.exercise:bookBp59ACompletethenotes.largestAmazonninehomedeforestationComprehensionBasin